Huntsville gazette., 1887-06-11
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.


and best known citizens of Williamson
County, Tenn, died at his home near
Franklin few days ago. He is connected
with many of the interesting historical
events of Tennessee He was at the time
of his death eighty one years of age.
Mr.. Alexander, of Athens, Ga, aged
eighty-two years, had his first tooth
pulled the other day.
The Tennessee Supreme Court, which
has beenAln session in Jackson about
seven weeks, has disposed of over nine
hundred cases. The court will adjourn
in few days, after having disposed of
the whole West Tenn essee docket. This
will be the first time this docket has been
cleared since the war Tennessee is
justly proud Of her present Supreme
bench. The judges are young, vigorous
and brainy
Before United States Commissioner
Grail at Louisville, KY, few days ago,
Daniel O'Riley, who was postmaster OF
Litchfield. KY, and who is Inspector
General of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, had preliminary trial, charged with
making false returns to the Post-Off1ce
Department while postmaster, in order to
increase his pay. 1t was shown that
while O'Rilev was postmaster his reports
showed cancellation during some quar-
ters as high as S670, while the highest
cancellation reported by his success sor
was only S23S. After hearing evidence
ORiley was held to answer in $500 bond,
which he gave. The amount which o. Riley
is alleged to have defrauded the Govern
ment of is between 81, 500 and 50, 900.
Two hundred panes of glasses were
broken during recent hail-storm at Tus
cumbia, Ala.
A company has been formed in South
Carolina, in which Northern capitalists
are interested, 10 obtain control of al
phos phate beds in the State.
Charlie Edwards. colored, has been ar
rested at Taccoa, Ga, as the assassin OF
Will lam Echols. The coroner's jury de
cided that he was the murderer.
A Cuban resident of Key West, Fla.
recently imported from Cuba four cows,
which are driven up to his door and
milked every morning, thus insuring to
the owner pure, fresh milk
Wheat in Union County, KY, was SO
beaten down by a recent hail storm that
the farmers are ploughing it up and will
plant corn.
The dead body of William Echols, terri
bly, mutilated, was found on the public
road near Rabun Gap, Ga, few days
ago. A negro named Charles Edwards,
has been arrested for the crime.
Esquire Rufus Lorances, residing ne ar
Woodbury., Cannon County, Tenn, was
struck by lightning few days ago. and
killed Nathan Petty and Mr.. Lorances'
son were severely shocked at the same
time.
A cyclone passed through Western
Georgia few nights ago from south to
north. In Fayette, Cowela, Campbell,
Carroll and other counties much damage
to crops is reported and large numbers of
houses were swept away. No loss OF hui
man life has been reported.
Notw outstanding the murder of two
Mormon elders in Lewis County, Tenn,
two years ago by enraged citizens, and
the passage of law by the Legislature
making it a felony for any one to preach
the doctrine Of polygamy in the State,
Mormon elders are gain at work.
Some dresses worn at recent ball in
Chattanooga, Tenn, were thus described
by local paper: "Mss Davis wore a
beautiful dress of black satin, decalette,
gold EN- broidered founces, and morchal
neal roses. Mrs. l.. S. Colyar looked love
ly in handsome costume of sophire blue
velvet, entwaine, trimmed with indescent
possomentries.n
VIM Steele, colored, was hanged pri-
vately in the jail-yard at jackson, Miss, a
few days since for the murder of Nelson
Potter, colored, in that city, on August
20 last. The object Of the murder was
robbery, the two men being total strang-
ers. Steele was convicted on his own con-
fession.
VIM Winters Davidson County (Tenn.)
farmer was bitten on the hand few days
ago by copperhead snake. His friends
induced him to drink largely and at once
summoned a physician, but all efforts to
save his life were in vain. He suffered in
tensely for few hours until he became
uncon scious, and his body swelled to shok-
ingly large proportions, and his death soon
ensued. The serpent was killed.
There was happy reunion in Jacks on,
Tenn, few daYs ago between the former
students of the Union University, 1T MUIR
free sboro, the West Tennessee Col ege
and the Southwestern Baptist University,
of Jackson. Schoolmates who had not
seen each other for thirty or forty years
met and renewed their past acq uantance
and friendship.
WO freight JTdlHS CJlildto ID lcW Utly
ago four miles south of Calera, Ala. on
the Louisville q Nashville railroad. En-
gineer Howard Rowe and Fireman Bur-
ton. colored, were killed outright, as was
also negro tramp, while another tramp
was fatally injured. Both trains were
badly wrecked. The accident is attributed
to faulty time-piece of one of the con-
ductors.
Airmount, Miss, was visited few days
ago by terrible hail-storm, lasting an
hour. The crops in that vicinity, which
were unusually promising, were com
pletely destroyed. The roofs of houses
were battered in by the hail-stones, which
were larger than hens eggs. Many farm
ers are completely ruined.
The prohibition campaign was opened
at Cha ttanooga, Tenn, few nights ago
by Rev. Sam Jones. Several thousand
people swarmed into the courthouse yard
to hear the Georgia evangelist in his
caustic trade against whisky. The cam
paign is now thoroughly opened and the
fight is on. 1t will be one Of the bitterest
and most hotly contested battles ever
fought in the State.
Deputy United States Marshals Spur
III and YoI1rp rpt1rreh from an pYp6ul.